Table I.
Neutral glycosyl residue compositions (mol %)a of alcohol insoluble residue from Arabidopsis leaves overexpressing AtFUT genes (average of three analyses ± sd)
| Plant | Rha | Fuc | Ara | Xyl | Man | Gal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild type | 16 ± 0.6 | 3 ± 0 | 23 ± 0.6 | 21 ± 1.0 | 5 ± 0 | 32 ± 1.2 |
| AtFUT3-1 | 15 ± 0.6 | 4 ± 0.6 | 24 ± 0.6 | 22 ± 0.6 | 5 ± 0.6 | 30 ± 1.2 |
| AtFUT3-2 | 18 ± 0.6 | 3 ± 1.0 | 22 ± 1.2 | 19 ± 1.7 | 6 ± 0.6 | 32 ± 1.5 |
| AtFUT4-1 | 18 ± 1.0 | 4 ± 0 | 22 ± 1.2 | 22 ± 1.7 | 5 ± 0 | 29 ± 1.5 |
| AtFUT4-2 | 19 ± 0.6 | 4 ± 0 | 20 ± 0.6 | 22 ± 1.5 | 5 ± 0.6 | 30 ± 0.6 |
| AtFUT5-1 | 19 ± 1.7 | 5 ± 1.0 | 20 ± 0.6 | 21 ± 1.5 | 6 ± 0.6 | 29 ± 1.2 |
| AtFUT5-2 | 16 ± 1.5 | 4 ± 0 | 21 ± 1.0 | 24 ± 3.0 | 5 ± 0 | 30 ± 2.0 |
Values in bold indicate a significant difference (P ≤ 0.05) from the wild-type samples by the Student's t test.
a
All samples were shown by gas chromatography (GC)-mass spectrometry (MS) to contain small amounts (<0.1%) of 2-O-methyl Fuc.